Engineer Water Treatment

SWAROOP C PUCHALAPALLI, P.E

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Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Mobile # 216-***-****

Summary:

• Six (6) Years of Water & Wastewater experience.

• Professional Engineering (PE) State of Connecticut.

• Extensive background in the field of Civil & Environmental Engineering.

• Designed and observed construction of dozens of Water & Wastewater Projects including LEED Projects with technical expertise.

• Proficient in AutoCAD, GIS, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, WaterCAD, WaterGEMS & Several other Water, Sewer & Storm water modeling software’s with certifications.

• Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering with an award winning Thesis poster presentation at PACS 18th International Activated Carbon Conference.

EDUCATION:

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering GPA: 3.90/4.0 Aug03-May06

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

MASTER’S THESIS: Aqueous Phase Adsorption Equilibrium of Food Dyes on Activated Carbons

EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Project Engineer, The Chazen Companies, Sep06 - Current

Municipal Engineering Team, Poughkeepsie, NY.

• Responsibilities included the preparation of detailed plans and specifications, regulatory agencies approval, construction management, start-up and field supervision for water & wastewater projects.

• Developing technical studies and reports, analytical models and regulatory applications.

• Design of wastewater pump stations, water booster stations and well pumps.

• Creating complex GIS maps, GIS analysis and modeling for water & wastewater project needs.

• Performing shop drawing review, preparation of O&M manuals & As-Built drawings for water and wastewater projects.

• Assisting senior project engineers with water & wastewater projects

• Mentoring junior engineers and staff.

Projects Responsible For:

Wastewater Projects:

• Omega Center for Sustainable Living Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), Town of Clinton, NY (LEED certified WWTP Facility)

• Rhinecliff Hotel WWTP - Town of Rhinebeck, NY

• Taconic Farms WWTP & Heat Exchange System - Town of Germantown, NY

• NYSDEP regulatory upgrade of WWTP’s (George Fisher Middle School WWTP, Carmel Central School District, Carmel, NY, Lewisboro/Wild Oaks WWTP, Westchester County, NY, Blackberry Hill WWTP, Putnam County, NY & Hill Sparrow WWTP, Town of Kent, NY)

• Millbrook WWTP - Village of Millbrook, NY

• Warrensburg WWTP New UV Disinfection System - Warrensburg, NY

• Racquet Club Condominium Sanitary Sewer System - Town of Poughkeepsie, NY

• Dover Knolls WWTP Improvements - Town of Dover, NY

Water Projects:

• Fox Hill Water District upgrade of booster pumping station- Town of Southeast, Putnam County, NY

• Water Treatment Plant, Green Haven Correctional Facility - Town of Stormville, NY

• St Christopher’s Water Supply System Improvements - Town of North Castle, NY

• Town of Southeast Water Distribution System - Town of Southeast, NY

• Cortina Mountain Estates Water Distribution System - Town of Hunter, NY

• Village of South Glens Falls Water Treatment Plant - Village of South Glens Falls, NY

• Dover Knolls water treatment plant modifications - Town of Dover, NY

Water & Sewer Modeling Projects:

• Dover Knolls water and sewer modeling using SewerCAD & WaterCAD - Town of Dover, NY

• SUNY Albany Sewer Study using SewerGEMS - City of Albany, NY

• Titusville Trunk Sewer modeling using SewerCAD - Town of LaGrange, NY

• CIA (Culinary Institute of America) Hotel & Student Housing water and sewer modeling using SewerGEMS & WaterGEMS - Town of Hyde Park, NY

• Four Corners Residential Development (WCI) water, sewer and storm water modeling of as-built conditions using WaterCAD, SewerCAD, StormCAD & HydroCAD - East Fishkill, NY

Intern at Ohio EPA (Central Office, Columbus, OH) May05-Dec05

• Assisting technical staff in the statewide sewage sludge program.

• Developing a Geographic Information System (GIS) for tracking land application of sewage sludge using ArcMap and ArcView tools.

• Preparing annual reports for the application of sewage sludge on to the fields.

• Reviewing NPDES individual and general permit applications.

• Providing information from the GIS database to Ohio EPA, DSW staff and the WWTP’s.

• Maintaining and updating sludge GIS database using ArcGIS.

• Entering sewage sludge land application authorized site data into the Division of Surface Water’s Information Management System (SWIMS).

• Digitizing sewage sludge land application authorized sites (farm fields) on digital United States Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic quadrangle base maps using ArcMap and ArcReader.

PUBLICATIONS:

Swaroop C Puchalapalli and Dr. N.H. Dural, “Aqueous Phase Adsorption Equilibrium of Food Dyes on Activated Carbons”, PACS 18th International Activated Carbon Conference and Courses, Pittsburgh, PA, October 19-20, 2006, awarded as the best student poster of the year 2006.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Proficient with GIS tools AutoCAD, VS2DHI, HydroCAD, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, HydraFLOW and HEC-RAS with Certifications

• Proficient in ArcGIS and ArcView with ESRI Certification

• Proficient in AutoCAD with Autodesk Certification

• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

• Professional Engineer (P.E. State of Connecticut) and can obtain P.E in all States by Transferring.

• Autodesk certified AutoCAD drafter and ESRI certified GIS technician.

MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

AVAILABILITY: Willing to relocate.

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